FROM HIS FIRST PROFESSIONAL GIG IN 1983— with late Plasmatics frontwoman Wendy O. Williams—to his recent stint playing bass for Billy Joel at the 12/12/12 Hurricane Sandy Relief Concert, Greg Smith has epitomized the term “working musician.”

Holiday rock opera ensemble the Wizards Of Winter truly thrived during the yuletide season of 2015, putting smiles on the faces of tens of thousands of performance attendees and amassing the attention of mainstream media with their infectious festive sound.